Tongueless tearing-strip for key-opening paint-cans.



'N o. 777,167. PATBNTBD DBG. 13, 1904.'

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TONGUELESS TEARNG'STRIP FOR KEY OPENING PAINT CANSa MPLIOATIOE FILED AUG. e), 1904.

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no. 'www lrrrrnn llliffllllt HARRY B.: -Vl/LllilAll'lS, OF BROOKLYN, Fil/V YGRK,

Patented December 13, 1904.

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ASSl( lNOR T() AMERI CAN GAN COMPANY, UF N lClVV YORK, N, l., il CORPOll-J-llltlnl UF NEVI JERSEY.

SPZlllJIEIICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,167, dated December 13, 1904. Application lled August 8, 1904. Serial No. 219,883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it min/y corto/rm Bc it known that 'LHAnnY l. WiLLiAMS, o citiznn of the United States, residing in thc borough of Brooklyn, New York city, in tho county of King-s nml Stato ot New York. have Vinvented a new and useful Improvement in i Tonguclcso Touring; Strip Key (lncning Point-Unno, ot which tho following` is n spccilicntion.

My invention relatos lo tongucicswtczningstrip lloympcning cuns. r

The object of nny invention is to nroviilcn tongnolcss-towing-@trin key-opening' onintcan of n Simple5 efficient, and economical construction, which may llo cmsily nml convcnl ,icntly ononcll with ccrtninty nml without ilun gol' oll tnilu1'c,annl which Lltor licingroncnoil will hoyo n Slipcover cnpnlylo of ngnin cio ing` thc cnn to protcct tho paint from (lust or i deterioration while its contents uro hcing' l used.

lilly invention consists in tho incarna l employ to practically uccoinplinh this ilnnorlnnt ol)- jcct or rcsnlt-tlnrt in to say, it consists in u cnn having' :L (loop llnng'o sczunloss cover mlnnted to hc solilorollnt thc lownr oilg'o or portion ol' its` linng'o lio thc lio ly to closo tho cnn hornioticnlly tight, sniil covcr lnll'ilin' n longhi loss tcnring.-:trip nnirlml oll' or houmlml hy pnrnllol scoros or nozill'cnml lincs. llnx lon'lr onooic which in luotnhovotho loworor I\'ohlcring rim or zono olA thc ro\' r|lnn;o nml tho oppor ono olA which scorrs or wrnlwnril linrs is snllicicntly holow tho top ol' lho covor to lcnvc tho cox'cr with n Hlip-covcr llnnn'o :il'lcr tho lrnrillgntrin hns lnln rornormh sniinl lcnriiln'-stxiphnrinn'ntrnnsrorsrlywxtomlinn'zono or wcnkonml lim :lm-oss llnl sanno nml :llso :L long'ilnulinnl ,Qi'oorr or lloprossion l'or insortion ol n shurlior chincl poinlril hr. nml thus forms :L slot or omnlnn' llnrnllrl lo thc touring-strip nl. tho umlcr cilgo Llnu'nol' mijn* ront to tho trnnnycrsr `Qcorr whirh cxlrmlt` across thc 'arming-strip. Whcn thlwhnrp or chiscl poinlcil lioy is insortoll throngg'h tho llnngo ol' tlnl covcr :it tho hoy-insortion groom i tion.

, llnoppor scorr or wonhcncll lino/1. j l oy-insrrtion AL'l'ooro /f' mlnlitn @tlg-c of thc Slip-cover llnnn'c hy the insertion of tho hoy, so that hy turning;` thc lslip-covor y nltcr thc cnn in opcnmliwith this shonldcrinto registry with tho (mrrospomlng (lont or notch forincil in thc cnn-horly` tho slip-cover cnn be 55 rrmlily nnphcd to thc can after 1t hns boon y oncncil.

ln thol ncconnmnyingdrawings, which forni n nnrt ol' this spocilicntion, Figure l is n. porsnocliiro vicw ol' n tong-uclcss-tearing-Strip 60 lny-opoiiinn paint-crm oinhoilring my invcn- Fin'. L) is n sillc clorntion. Fig. Sis n sillc clcrntion showing thc cnn nii'tor thc lrcy hns hocn inscrtcil :it tho lioiinsortion groove. Fig'. l is o nilnilnr riou' showing` thc touring )5 strip pnrtinlly wouml nponthc key. Fig'. 5 is n vcrticnl scction on lino 5 5 of Fig'. 2. Fig. (S is n horizont-nl section on lim (l 6 oi Fig". el. Fig. 7 is n liorspoctivc Vicw of thc cnn zitter it hnsllccn opcnoil. Fig'. 8 li similar View 70 showing' thc opcncll cnn closed by thc slipcovcr. nml li'ig. ll is :L ilotziil\'io\\' .of the kcy. Figa' l() is :i suction on lino` l() lll ol Fig'. 2.

ln tho llrnwi nga` A rlprcsonts thc cnn-limly; l, tho corni', tho suino haring' n loop llnngc 75 l' solilcrl-(l nl, its lowor or solilrring' zonc /1 to thiI cnn-holly. 'lho (lcon liniig'o B' ol' thc cowr is nlso lnrnishoil with n tilngruclcnv toni'- inQ-Htrip nlzlrkoll oli' or hoi'mlcil hy pnrnllol scores or mfnhonml linnn bil/i". 'lho toiu- 3" ing-strip /l is also nroriilcil with :i trims?1 vnrscly-oxtomlinn' nml nrll'rrnhly inclimnl scorn or \\'onl\rnrll linc nml with :L longituililmlly-oxtcmlino' lol'y-inslrtiim grom'o nt This 35 n` shnrll or chinol pointcll luy l) to llo romlilyinscrtoil through thc rorcr-llnngrl ll', nml thus forni :L longitmlimll l*lol tlnroin, through which l lot tho hoy l) lnny hr inlirollm'cil with its 90 lorhs :ist rilc I ho lonrinnslripf Tho hoy-- insertion groove /l il'sclll nml thc act of insortl l 1 l l lng the lrey through the same iorrn an 1ni turned iiange, shoulder, or projection 7/8 at the lower edge of the slip-cover zone or band 57 of the cover B, which would prevent the slip-cover being applied to the can to close the saine after the can has been opened, if the upper end a ofthe can-body remained even or circular; butthe act of inserting the key through the cover iiange B at the liey -insertion groove 715 also turns inward the upper edge of the can-body at the point engaged by the liey, and thus forms an inward bend or notch a in the upper edge of the can-body, which will receive or accommodate the inward projection or shoulder 718 at the lower edg'e of the slipcover liange V727, and thus enable the slip-cover to be readily applied. As the upper edge of the can-bod y will give or bend inward when engaged by the hey, l lind by actual experirnent that the can-body lying' inside the cover- B' at the hey-insertion groove 7)" does not prevent the easy insertion of the key through the cover-flange. This result is also due to the fact that the cover-flange B is only soldered to the can-body at its lower Zone or portion 7;, thus leaving the upper edge of the can-body free to yield inward when the hey is inserted.

rEhe key D is made of steel wire and has an integral loop-handle D', asharp point (Z2, and cutting edge (Z3, preferably slightly inclined, as shown, and a longitudinal slot d'1, forming the forks d (Z' to tit astride the tearing-strip 7) at the slot 7), so that by turning the key the tearing-strip will irst part along the transverse score or weakened line and then wind in the usual manner about the key. After the can has been opened by removing the tearing-strip the soldering zone or band of the deep iiange E of the cover forms a shoulder or stop for the slip-cover iange /T of the cover B. rihe upper end a of the can-body A., which lits within the flange Bf of the cover B, acts as a niandrei or support for the cover-fiange B in winding the tearing-strip about the key and causes the can to open with ease and certainty and prevents danger of the tearing-strip running out and failure of the can to open properly.

By iny invention the labor and expense 'of soldering separate tongues to the tearing-strip and also the 'uncertainty and failure of opening incident to the use of separate -piece tongues on the tearing-strip are entirely avoided and a inuch cheaper and better can produced. I

if claiml. The tongueless-tearing-strip key-opening paint-can herein shown and described, and comprising a can-bod y and a deep iiange-cover soidered to the bot at the lower riin or Zone of said deep iiange, the deep iange of the cover being provided with an endless and tongueless tearing-strip having' parallei scores or weakened lines, a score or weakened line extending transversely 'across the tearingstrip, and a key-insertion groove parallel to the tearing-strip adjacent to said transverse score or weakened line, said deep flange of the cover having a slip-cover flange riin or Zone above the tearing-strip for closing the can after it has been opened, the upper end of the can-body projecting within said cover-delige adjacent to said key-insertion groove there'n, so that a sharp or chisel pointed key can be inserted through said groove preliminary to opening the can to form a bend or notch in the upper end of thecan-body to receivetlie inturned flange or shoulder at the lower edge ofthe slip-cover iange of the cover after the can has been opened and thus adapt the can to be again closed by a slip-cover, substantially as specified.

Q. A tongueless-tearing-strip hey-opening can, having deep iange-cover and a body fitting and projecting' within the cover-Harige, the deep dange of the cover comprising a lower or soldering Zone, an upper or slip-cover flange Zone, an intermediate or tearing-strip zone, the deep iiange of said cover having parallel scores or weakened lines, and a tongueless tearing-strip provided with a transverse score extending across the saine, and a lzeyinsertion groove at the upper score of the tearing-strip adjacent to said transverse score; adapting the can to be opened by a sharp or chisel pointed key, the upper end of the canbody opposite the key-insertion groove being free to bend or yield inward as the key is inserted through the cover-Harige, and thus enable the liey to be inserted, substantially as speeilied.

3. A tongueless-tearing-strip key-opening can, having a deep iiange-cover and a body litting and projecting within the cover-flange, the deep "tl-ange of the cover comprising a lower or soldering' zone, an upper or slipcover flange zone, an intermediate or tearingstrip zone, the deep flange of said cover having parallel scores or weakened lines, and a tongueless tearingstrip provided with a transverse score extending across the saine, and a hey-insertion groove at the upper score of the tearingstrip adjacent to said transverse score, adapting the can to be opened by a sharp or chisel pointed hey, the upper end of the can-body opposite the key-insertion groove being free to bend or yield inward as the liey is inserted through the cover-flange, and thus enable the key to be inserted, the inward bend or notch at the upper end of the can-body produced` by the insertion of .the

key receiving the inturned flange or shoulder at the lower edge of the slip-cover flange of the cover after the can has been opened and thus adapting it to be again closed by the cover as a sli p-eo ver, substantially as specified.

e. in a can, a deep flange-cover, said flangeroo Emmi-ng e soldering belt 01- zone at its lower adjacent no salu nransverse score, Substantilly www,e1pem'er flange zone et its upper part, as speced. @md/en intermedi-ete tearngtrp furnished HA Y B ILLIAM with pmi-@Hel Scores or weakened lines, a RR 'W S fm-neve1-,fse score or weakened line extending Witnesses: eefeee the tezn'lng-stmp', and a. key-Insertlon LEMUEL A.- WELLES,

groeve et the apneai score of the tearing-strip ALBERT M. SIGLER. 

